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Entrepreneurial Mindset & Innovative Thinking Skills

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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State College,, Pennsylvania

Publication Date

March 30, 2023

Start Date

March 30, 2023

End Date

April 12, 2023

Page Count

14

DOI

10.18260/1-2--45066

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https://strategy.asee.org/45066

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Abdullah Konak Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0001-6250-7825

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Dr. Abdullah Konak is a Distinguished Professor of Information Sciences and Technology at the Pennsylvania State University, Berks. Dr. Konak also teaches graduate courses in the Master of Science in Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations program at the College of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State World Campus. Dr. Konak’s primary research interest focuses on modeling, analyzing, and optimizing complex systems using computational intelligence combined with probability, statistics, data sciences, and operations research. His research also involves active learning, entrepreneurship education, and the innovation mindset. Dr. Konak’s published numerous academic papers on a broad range of topics, including network design, system reliability, sustainability, cybersecurity, facilities design, green logistics, production management, and predictive analytics. He has been a principal investigator in sponsored projects from the National Science Foundation, the National Security Agency, the U.S. Department of Labor, and Venture Well.

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Sadan Kulturel-Konak Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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Sadan Kulturel-Konak is a professor of Management Information Systems and the director of the Flemming Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CEED) Center at Penn State Berks. She received her Ph.D.in Industrial and Systems Engineering (Auburn Univ.)

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Haibin Liu Northeast Normal University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0001-5014-2080

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Professor, Deputy Director of Institute of employment and entrepreneurship education
Northeast Normal University

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Abstract

The fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are constantly evolving and advancing, and an entrepreneurial mindset is essential for success in these fields. The term “entrepreneurial mindset” refers to attitudes and behaviors that promote creativity, problem-solving, and an openness to take risks and explore new ideas. These attitudes and behaviors are important for fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, particularly in STEM fields. This paper will begin by defining an Entrepreneurial Mindset (EM) based on emerging literature on the topic and focus on highlighting the key characteristics and skills associated with this concept. Then, this paper introduces a new scale, called Comprehensive Entrepreneurial Mindset Scale (CEMS), to assess students’ EM development and the preliminary results for its statistical reliability. Through an empirical study utilizing student surveys, this paper also suggests how the CEMS can be used to follow students’ development EM throughout their academic life and how this relates to academic performance and student engagement in school. The paper concludes by discussing the findings' implications and suggests future research directions. Keywords: Entrepreneurial Mindset, Comprehensive Entrepreneurial Mindset Scale, innovative thinking skills, academic performance

Konak, A., & Kulturel-Konak, S., & Liu, H. (2023, March), Entrepreneurial Mindset & Innovative Thinking Skills Paper presented at ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023, State College,, Pennsylvania. 10.18260/1-2--45066

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